Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 67.98% in Q1 2026, up 10.97% quarter-over-quarter from 61.26% in Q4 2025, and up 1386.0% on a YoY basis from 4.57% in Q1 2025.

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Idexx Laboratories' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 67.98% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 1386.0% year-over-year to 67.98%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 67.98% (up 1386.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 62.58%, up 1149.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 67.98% for Q1 2026 at Idexx Laboratories, up from 61.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 67.98% in Q1 2026 to a low of 46.85% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 56.01% across 5 years, with a median of 54.37% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed slumped 1228 bps in 2023, then soared 1514 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 61.66% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 49.38% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 50.06% in 2024, then grew by 22 bps to 61.26% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 67.98% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 67.98% (Q1 2026), 61.26% (Q4 2025), and 61.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Waters 29,902.70 Bn 29,902.24 Bn 1.11 Bn 4.82%
2 Thermo Fisher Scientific 175.99 Bn 172.74 Bn 7.74 Bn 8.12%
3 Danaher 129.87 Bn 124.18 Bn 3.59 Bn 6.26%
4 Idexx Laboratories 44.75 Bn 44.55 Bn 722.74 Mn 67.98%
5 Agilent Technologies 37.52 Bn 35.72 Bn 990.00 Mn 14.57%
6 Iqvia Holdings 30.91 Bn 28.94 Bn 1.36 Bn 10.24%
7 Natera 30.21 Bn 29.11 Bn 696.04 Mn -3.63%
8 Illumina 24.19 Bn 23.04 Bn 721.00 Mn 16.90%
9 Mettler Toledo International 23.12 Bn 23.06 Bn 555.82 Mn 45.73%
10 Quest Diagnostics 21.68 Bn 21.59 Bn 942.00 Mn 11.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 67.98%
Dec 31, 2025 61.26%
Sep 30, 2025 61.99%
Jun 30, 2025 61.28%
Mar 31, 2025 54.12%
Dec 31, 2024 50.06%
Sep 30, 2024 46.85%
Jun 30, 2024 47.78%
Mar 31, 2024 47.48%
Dec 31, 2023 49.38%
Sep 30, 2023 53.69%
Jun 30, 2023 53.58%
Mar 31, 2023 54.37%
Dec 31, 2022 61.66%
Sep 30, 2022 60.78%
Jun 30, 2022 59.48%
Mar 31, 2022 60.43%
Dec 31, 2021 56.56%
Sep 30, 2021 52.00%
Jun 30, 2021 50.28%